Android, iOS: The news app formerly known as MSN relaunched Wednesday as Microsoft News. The free app for iOS and Android uses AI and human editors to curate stories from thousands of sources into topic-based channels. It also has a Local news tab for news from your current city or another location you care about, as…

Finding concerts, comedy shows, and even more intimate events like wine tastings or book readings, can be difficult if you don’t already know where to look, but Wyndow wants to give you a single destination to find and read all about them. Best of all, it works just about anywhere.

We’ve all been trapped in that vicious cycle: “What do you want to do tonight?” “I dunno, what do you wanna do?” It’s frustrating. Keep an always up to date list of potential activities so you spend time doing fun things instead of just talking about them.

Seeing how locals live and eat is probably one of the main reasons you travel. One way to explore the regional cuisine and find out what locals really eat, according to Anthony Bourdain, is to visit a local open air or grocery market.

Not too long ago, ordering something online meant waiting weeks before it was delivered. That's all changed. Now there's a good chance you can order something and have it in your hands overnight, or even the same day. Let's look at some of the services that make this possible, and what types of things you can get from…

If you're the type who looks to get the most out of your trips, then you probably try to experience things from a native's perspective. Once you've decided where to travel next, here are some tips for creating as authentic a local experience as possible.

Looking for a new apartment or rental used to mean combing neighborhoods looking for "for rent" signs and sifting through newspaper classifieds. Now you can take your search on the go, or do it on your laptop or tablet. Here are five of the best apartment search tools to help you find the perfect pad.

Whether you're looking for a better place to live, or you're just curious what rent prices in your area are like, we all have our favorite apartment search and rental listing services. Some are better than others, of course, but this week we want to know which ones you think stand above the rest.

We use the internet to connect with others all over the world, but what about people right in our backyard? Technology tends to insulate us if we don't take measures to counteract it, and we can become bad neighbors as a result. A few apps and tools can help you connect with the people you live by so you don't miss…

We hear it all the time in travel advice: do what the locals do. It's fantastic advice, but if you're in an unfamiliar city it's a lot easier said than done. Thankfully, with a little preparation (or on-the-fly Google skills), it's entirely possible to experience a city just like the locals.

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Android/iOS: If you want to know what the weather is like, you can always look outside, but if you're headed across town or across the state, you may want to know what the weather is like at your destination before you leave. Nooly is a new app for iOS and Android that promises to give you super-precise conditions…